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okia impresses with latest Internet Tablet

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| What it is: This is a very small, thin and portable handheld device with a
| large color touchscreen (800 by 480 pixels) and the ability to perform Web
| browsing, play multimedia (music, photos and videos), read e-mails and access
| other applications (games, calculator, etc.).
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| [...]
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| Grade: 4 stars (out of five)
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http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2007/110707-cool-tools.html

Linux IM pad beefs up, invites hacking

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| Zipit Wireless has updated its Linux-based, WiFi-connected instant messaging
| client for kids and other frequent IM users. The new $150 Zipit Wireless
| Messenger 2 (Z2) adds a color screen, a faster processor, and expansion
| interfaces likely to prove popular among both kids and Linux hardware
| hackers.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5942157201.html


Related:

Zipit gets Linux, gets on the web, teenagers around the globe
scream with glee

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| Zipit, the WiFi Instant Messenger that lets kids IM and um, IM,
| has been stuffed with Pixil, a PDA Linux OS.
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http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/26/zipit-gets-linux-gets-on-the-web-teenagers-around-the-globe-sc/
http://tinyurl.com/uor2d


Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

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| As a media player it plays MP3's and other audio formats through surprisingly
| good sounding speakers for their size, or headphones. It plays MP4 and
| RealVideo videos, and youtube.
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http://blogs.sun.com/wbays/entry/nokia_n800_internet_tablet


Review: Nokia N800 now with Skype

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| While I enjoyed using the Nokia N800 prior to the firmware upgrade, once
| having Skype installed made the unit made the Nokia N800 an almost
| indispensable tool carry around. Having the ability to make phone calls
| anywhere in the world from any location that has wireless internet was neat.
| Furthermore with a SkypeIn plan you can easily receive phone calls from just
| about any place in the world that has wifi. The addition of having Skype made
| the Nokia N800 a near cellphone like device.
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http://lunapark6.com/nokia-n800-now-with-skype.html


First look: Skype for the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

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| Not only was there an updated version of the Linux-based Internet Tablet OS
| and significantly-improved hardware, but Nokia also promised us a
| fully-functional Skype client for the N800. Nearly six months after the
| tablet's launch, the Skype client has finally arrived.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070711-first-look-skype-for-the-nokia-n800-internet-tablet.html


Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

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| In contrast to the 770, Nokia really nailed it with the N800.
| Almost all of the shortcomings have been addressed, making the
| Internet Tablet an absolute pleasure to use. Is it a must-have
| device? Not really, but I sure enjoy having one.
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http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/n800.ars


Nokia adds FM radio to N800 Internet tablet

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| It's not often that a company ships a gizmo with an entire hardware
| feature unremarked upon and unsupported, then later turns it on free
| of charge - but that's what Nokia did with the new N800 Internet
| tablet. They just released a package which enables an FM radio
| tuner in the unit.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2007/2/7/14542


A hack

Roy Schestowitz < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > espoused:

I had a play with a prototype N810 recently, and it is very very good
:-)

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____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 10 November 2007 12:31 : \____


I pretty much stopped using my PDA. I only use it as a clock, among a few other
things. Nothing beats beastie PCs -- for now.

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Roy Schestowitz < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > espoused:

Ah, I do a tremendous amount of travelling, and I no longer take a
laptop PC with me, just an N800 and a bluetooth keyboard. The N800
shares the same PSU as my phone, too.

It has hours of MP3s on it, whatever videos I feel like watching,
several books, many games of all kinds, plus the web-access to work
email is great, and it can connect to the net using GPRS or UMTS via
bluetooth and my phone, or using wifi directly.

It fits in my pocket, and it's pretty much all I need.

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____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 10 November 2007 20:33 : \____


I guess it's really a matter of lifestyle, so I missed the key point there.
Travelling changes a lot, for starters.

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Roy Schestowitz < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > espoused:

Indeed it does. Having a debian-based PC in your jacket pocket is quite
cool :-)

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____/ Mark Kent on Sunday 11 November 2007 11:01 : \____


I see... just remember to apt-get remove before-laundry; sudo and cron that in
case you might forget.

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